Downloading Backtest Data to CSV or Excel

You can easily download the results of any backtest by clicking on the Download CSV button.

The resulting file has several columns:

  • Symbol - Asset symbol used for backtest.
  • Direction - Type of positions the strategy takes, either Long or Short.
  • Volume - Number of units used to measure performance for each trade.
  • Entry Triggering Candle Open Time - Time stamp of a candle that has triggered the entry condition.
  • Entry Candle Open Time - Time stamp of a candle at which strategy has entered.
  • Entry Candle Open Time (unix) - Unit of time (seconds) used for entry candle.
  • Entry Price - Price used to enter trade.
  • Exit Triggering Candle Open Time - Entry condition candle trigger time (Chart Time Zone).
  • Exit Candle Open Time - Time used for exit candle (Chart Time Zone).
  • Exit Candle Open Time (unix) - Unit of time (seconds) used for exit candle.
  • Exit Price - Price used to exit trade.
  • Closed? - Confirmation in trade is still open or closed based on backtest.
  • Entry Reason - Comment in the Visual Scripting box.
  • Exit Reason - Comment in the Visual Scripting box (includes pre-built exits: Take Profit, etc.).
  • Length (candles) - Number of bars each trade was held.
  • Return (%) - Return of a given position.
  • Max Gain vs Entry (%) - Highest gain since entry price.
  • Max Drawdown (%) - Max Drawdown from the highest point of position.
  • Max Gain vs Entry After Candles - Number of candles to highest gain since entry bar.
  • Max Drawdown vs Entry (%) - Max Drawdown from the highest point of position.
  • Max Drawdown vs Entry After Candles - Number of candles to lowest trough since entry bar.

For more information on Strategy Tester, please refer to the documentation on Understanding Strategy Tester from TrendSpider

Feb 27, 2024

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